Welcome to Pennside ...

Pennside is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Pennside is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pennside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pennside is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Pennside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Pennside: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Berks County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pennside.

Communities near Pennside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pennside.

• Meadville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <3>
• Conneaut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
  • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <3>
• Edinboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <3>
• Girard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
• Lake City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• North Kingsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
  • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <3>
• Cambridge Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <3>
• Borough of Fairview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <3>
• Albion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pennside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pennside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pennside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennside. See our Newspapers Page for Pennside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennside ...

Looking for more information about Pennside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pennside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pennside.

Adding Pennside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pennside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pennside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pennside post office opened in 1887.

We also found Pennside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/